Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-17
NATIONAL COLONIZATION.
A Koms for Every Man IN the Country Who
Wants Homs
o the Editor OF the Gaze

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Wants HON.
GRAPEVINE, TEX.
TO the Editor of the Gazette.
Then more was for party;
Then all we're for The ststs;
THIN The great man helped the poor,
And thr poor man loveo the great;
Then lanGs were fat ly portfoG'd;
Then sUoils u ere fairly soil;
TIL K mans were like brothers
In the brave days OF old.
II, in the language of Mr.. Clsy, Ken
'ucsy's great statesman, orator ana
patri Ut, 8 ''nstion's character is the sum
of its splendid deeds and constitute one
common pstrimony, the nations in
eritsnce," then never in the history Of our
country in all her glory and grand achieve
| ments, did that opportunity, so signally,
| address itself TO the American mind, than
| that which noW appeals to her msgnani
nifty OF character, patriotic spirit, beneyo-
ence and love in behalf of the destitute
.nd homeless CT our common cou ntry,
whose restless discoutents have incress.
ed until their multiplied thousands ex-
cite the grevest anxiety in every thinking
mind, for the safety and perpetuity of our
cherished institutions. And to remedy
the evil now is the time to unload our
Treasury of its vast, accumulated,
troublesome and corrupting surplus by
colonizing the homeless of cur destitute
people upon the public lands IN the west
and south vest, where homes are
waiting for the million, and thereby
add another page Of glory to our nations
character, whose bright escucheon Is now
emblezoned with iher munid ent deeds.
| II would put q Quietus to our public lane
| frauds, offensive monopolies and foreign
| syndicates, and this, with severe pro-
test against foreign immigration, and
wholesome laws governing the whole,
would secure that peace which alone gives
safety, strength and glory to nation
The welfare of our country is The first
| concern of every true patriot, and "a
people who cannot find in their own
worth saving" Hence, to the
, thropists, benevolent institutions and
colonization societies throughout
our broad and favored land, does this
subject address itself; You who have uu-'
limited means to bless, if you will rise to
that eodlike character in behalf of the
suffering poor, you would present to the
| world one Of the sublimes st examples ever
inhibited to man, and enshrine yohr
| names immortal in the splendor and
megnifcence of your deed.
There is strength in union, and now Ia
your time TO act in one of the grandess
moves, if set on foot, that genius candle
wise or humanity bestow. 1t would be q
free Offering; it would be timely, and
give to our country rest for years to
come, pc hsps for all time.
II you would make men good and ps-
triOtic citizens, give them something to
live for and something to die for, and
| what is better calculated TO do this than
homer That one dear spot of earth;
sweet home! And only think of the vast
untenated domain, which God, in his be-
nefcence and love, has vouchssfsd to US,
where 20 many beautiful homes and plen
ty for oil might be secured By concert of
action and union of purpose.
The many wild schemes gotten up by
the professional politician, the political
demsgogue and intriguer5, to empty the
treasury of the United States is mere
twaddle, aud will only receive the
attention that will force it back.
to its uphsliowed conception,
and if mistake not the great American
mind, ever inspired by 8 holy Zesl, when
good is to be accomplished, bat few, if
any, would raise their voice against an
equitable distribution OF the public funds
as above indicated. 1t would be better,
infinitely better, that "the slopiDg sides
and SUBMITS Of our hills and the extensive
plains that stretch before our views are
studded with substantial and comfortable
dwellings of freemen," in contentment,
peace and happiness than to keep up
this eternal strife and squabble. I'd rather
behold this than to see the broad circum
ference of this vast domain
studded with ramparts i,nd bas-
rions and brlstling with pbayonets,
wrung from the toilng masses by an I'M.
holy tariff and protected interests. Then
the poor would feel that capital is their
friend, and genius the architect of good.
OF course thousands would refuse the
benefits of even so gracious an opportu
| nifty; each ewing the subject from his
| own standpoint and decidll g for himself
between duty and advantage. Neverthe-
less competition would be less 10 contend
| with in the diversified fields Of labor and
wsges correspondingly higher.
Tnis is no idle dream nor chimerical
vision thrown out to catch the fancy OF
the lovers of the wonderful and the wild,
but is worthy of the serious thought of
| the best heads and hearts Of Christian
and enlightened people.
Let Congress and every state and roun-
ty In the United States take hold of II,
and act through their delegated powers;
and who knows the happy results that
may follow, the provident and timely
guard against impending evils and bless
ings it would bring to millions IF our
people. W. Il. KKKNR.
CANADIAN.